Screwless electric-shade holder.



L. W. ANDERSEN.

SCREWLESS ELECTRIC SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION men NOV 8, 1915.

1 1 7 1 ,0 1 3 Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFIQE.

LAURITZ W. ANDER SEN, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT,

'SCBEWLESS ELECTRIC-SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed November 8, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAU'RXTZ W. Anonn sex, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Screwless ElectridShade Holders, 0% which the following is" a run, clear, and exact description, referenoe'being had to the accompanying dra Q This invention re ates generally to electric light fixtures, and more particularly to a combi ation screwless socket cover and shade holder which willieliminate the use of screw threads for connecting the parts of the socket cover, and screws for Securing the shad. n

One objectnfi the invention is to provide a simple and perfectly-safe means for supporting from theinterior a shade of either closed or open type in connection with a socket cover which envelops the incandescent lamp socket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shade holder embodying the before mentioned characteristics which can be partially disconnected from its support without releasing the shade,'whereby said shade can be swung back for the purpose of clean ing the interior thereof without disconnecting the shade from the holder.

With these. objects in view the invention consists in the employment of an upper shell adapted to receive and envelop the up per portion of a socket, a shade supporting band or ring detachably connected to the lower end of said shell, said ring or band having outwardly and downwardly flared or curved portions adapted to engage the inte rior of the shade; and a lower shell adapted to telescope over the upper shell and rest upon the exterior of the shade, said lower shell enveloping and concealing the connec tions between the shade support and socket cover.

The invention consists also in cert-tin details of construction and novel combination of parts, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the appended Claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure l is a view partly in section illustrating the practical application of my invention, the combined socket cover and shade holder being shown in' connection with a glass globe or shade; Fig. 2 is a. ver- Specificatlon of Letters iatent.

hooks E are attached to Patented Feb. 8, 1916. Serial No. 80,426.

tical section partly in elevation of the (our blned socket cover and shade holder; 3 IS a detail perspective view of the upper shell; Fig. t is a detail perspective View of the shade supporting ringer band; Fi 5 1s a top plan view of the same; and dig. 6hisila detail perspective view of the lower s e Referring to the drawings A indicates the usual construction of incandescent lamp socket connected to a conductor tube B, and receiving an incandescent lamp C. The upper portion of the socket A or enveloped by an upper sheet metai shell D which may be of any preferred design and is provided with a central opening D at its upper and through which the corn ductor tube or bushing of the socket extends. Outwardly and upwardly curved supporting the lower edges of the shell D at diametrically opposite points, two such hooks being shown, but it will be understood that any desired number in addition can be employed when required. hese hooks E are preferably riveted to the interior of the shell D, but any other suitable method may be employed. The lower edge of the shell D is rolled or flared outwardlv as indicated at D said flaring edge extending toward the upward bend of the hooks E, the purpose of which. will appear hereinafter. These hooks E are engaged by loops or bails F, pivotally connected to a continuous or unbroken ring or band G, provided with a downwardly and outwardly curved apron or skirt H, said apron or skirt being cut away upon opposite sides on straight lines as indicated at H so that the sector shaped sugiporting portions can be introduced into the mouth of the shade I, when turned obliquely and then brought back into engagement with the interior of the shade as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and it will he noted that the shade holder is' in actual supporting contact with nearly the entire mouth portion of the shade, and furthermore that the upper portion of said shade support is a continuous unbroken band or ring thereby avoiding all possibility of the shade support ever becoming disengaged from the shade.

When the loops or baiis F are in engagement with the hooks E, the outwardly flan ing edge D of the shell I) prevents their dislocation by a simple upward movement, it being necessary to first turn the lower is surrounded end of the loop outwardly and upwardly receiving member having hooks, a shade sup when making the disconnection. When porting member, and loops connected to said making the connection, the loop can be quickly and easily snapped past the flared edge into the bottom of the hook. By means of the hook and loop connection it is possible to obtain access to the interior of the globe orshade for the purpose of cleaning the same and without removing the holder from the shade, this being accomplished by disconnecting -all of the loops except one and Swinging the globe or shade horizontally, access to the interior being had through the ring or band and mouth of the shade.

' A. lower shell K, is adapted to envelop and conceal the shade support connections, the upper ortion of said shell being contracted and a apted to telescopically connect with the lower portion of the'mpper shell D, said lower shell being curyed outwardly or shouldered at K to accommodate the supporting hooks E, and also curved outwardly adjacent its lower end at K in order to receive the bead or mouth of the globe or shade, the extreme end of the lower shell resting upon the exterior of the globe or shade and after the lower section has once been forced down upon the up or portion of the globe or shade it will be he d in constant position by frictional contact, or any suitable additional means may be employed for re taining the parts in their. roper positions.

From the above descri 'on taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple and highly efiicient oombinatiorfi socket cover and shade holder which completely eliminates the use of screws and screw threads, one in which the shade is supported fr m thfiinterior by means of a continuous supporting band connected to the socket cover, which support can be partially disconnected from the socket cover for the purpose of cleaning the interior of the globe or shade when deemed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: I

1. A shade holder comprising a socketrccciviug member, a continuous supporting member having outwardly extending portions: adapixzd to engage the interior of a shade, and means for detachably connecting said socket-receiving and shade-supporting members,

2. A shade holder comprising a socketrecciving 1Ii(:IIll (&l,,,i\ continuous supporting member having outwarl'lly extending portions adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and means for detachably connecting the socl-zet-receiwd-ng and shadcsupporting members, and a third member enveloping and concealing said means.

3 A. shade holder comprising a socketshade-supporting member and adapted to engage said hooks.

4. A shade holder comprising an upper shell adapted to receive a socket, and a continuous band suspended from said shell and having outwardly projecting portions adapted to engage the interior of a shade.

5. A shade holder comprising an upper shell adapted to receive a socket, a continuous band suspended from said shell and having outwardly projecting portions adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and a second shell telescoping on the first and adapted to envelop the lower end of the first shell and suspending means. 6. A combined socket cover and shade holder comprising a shell, a ring detachably suspended therefrom, said ring having downwardly and outwardly projecting sectprs adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and a second shell adapted to telescope upon the first shell and rest upon the exterior of the shade.

7. A; combined socket cover and shade holder comprising a shell having hooks, a ring provided with loops adapted to engage said hooks, said ring having downwardly and outwardly projecting sectors adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and means for enveloping and concealing the said hooks and loops.

8. A combined socket cover and shade holder comprising a shell having hooks de pending from the lower edge thereof, said lower edge flaring toward the free end of the hooks, a ring provided. with loops adapted to engage said hooks, said ring having outwardly projecting sectors adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and means surrounding said hooks and loops and resting upon the exterior of the shade.

9. A combined socket cover and shade holder comprising an upper shell having an outwardly flaring lower edge, outwardly extending hooks connected to said upper shell, a ring having loops connected thereto, said loops being adapted to engage the hooks, said ring having downwardly and outwardly projecting sector shaped portions adapted to engage the interior of a shade, and a lower shell adapted to lit over and engage the upper shell and rest upon the exterior of a shade, said lower shell. enveloping and corn ccaling the hooks and loo 5 as set forth.

In tcstin'iony whereof, hereunto ailix my signature in the presence or two witnesses.

LAl'lRiTZ W. ANDRE-SEN.

Witnesses:

Henna Swanson, W ILLIAM E. THOMAS. 

